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Unfortunately after 4 years we had our first hawk attack. Thankfully only one hen has a minor injury and missing feathers (its been tended to and we think she will make a full recovery), but our very loved rooster is missing. We didn't witness the attack and unfortunately didn't capture it on...

Hi there, we have a 11 month old Splash Maran hen who laid what I believe to be a lash egg based on research (see images). She is otherwise healthy and has shown no other symptoms of illness, though I realize they hide it well. She free ranges and eats H and H layer feed supplemented with meal...

Hi there! We have a 11-12 month old Olive Egger (Fern) who began losing feathers around her neck and head a few weeks ago and then her comb and face began looking dry and a bit crusty. The skin on the base of her neck where feathers are growing back looks yellowed, but this might be normal. It's...

We have three beautiful Black Copper Maran cockerels who were hatched in September who are getting ready for their own flocks. They free range and have been raised on non-GMO feed. Does anyone have advice on finding them good homes? I recognize re-homing roosters can be tough as not everyone is...

Our 9 month old Oliver Egger, Fern developed bumblefoot just over a week ago. Upon first inspection she had the telltale black spot on the pad of her foot and swelling between two of her toes. This is our first case of bumblefoot and I believe a thorn caused it. We regularly clean our coop and...

One of our sweet Splash Marans, Rosie, started limping 2-3 days ago. She is between 7-8 months old and has been laying for a few months. She also has been resting a lot - both the limping and resting are abnormal behavior for her. We have pretty much ruled out her being egg bound and she does...

Should you ever assist in chick hatching under broody hen? One of our Cochins went broody and we ordered 6 black copper maran eggs for her to sit on - they kindly sent 7 in case any broke in transit. Hatch day arrived and now 24 hours later we have 3 fluffy little chicks with mama hen. Two...

Hi there! We have a young chicken (approximately 7 months) who has been healthy and laying for just over a month. 48 hours ago she began showing symptoms of either being broody or egg-bound but due to overlapping symptoms we can't tell what's going on. won't leave nesting box will eat and drink...

Hi there! We have 11 hens (no rooster) a mixture of breeds. We have had them all since they were about 4-6 weeks old and they have been raised together. They are all approaching 20-22 weeks and some (about 6) have begun laying which has been a lot of fun. However, recently our two Olive Eggers...

Hi there! Just checking in - we have one of our girls in a short-term isolation due to being picked on and noticed something in her poop this morning (see images). Is this a worm? We don't have access to a fecal flotation through our vet right away and wondering if someone could tell by looking...

Hello! I'm looking for advice about keeping a 7-week old pullet isolated from the flock due to being picked on. If this belongs in another thread, please let me know. A little background information. We have 11 pullets around the same age 7-8 weeks - a mix (Marans, Cochins, Faverolle, Austra...